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SUMMARY:Ferial–V (III) - St. Melchiades\, Pope\, Martyr–R (Comm.)
DESCRIPTION:Pope Melchiades\, who was called by St. Augustine an excellent man\, a true son of peace\, and a true father of Christians\, suffered severe persecution under Maximian. He survived\, however\, to see Constantine establish toleration of Christianity in 313 A.D.\, and died peacefully the following year.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/ferial-v-iii-st-melchiades-pope-martyr-r-comm/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201211
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201212
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SUMMARY:St. Damasus\, Pope\, Confessor–W (III) - Ferial–V (Comm.)
DESCRIPTION:Pope St. Damasus I was born around 305\, probably near the city of Egitania\, Lusitania\, in what is the present-day village of Idanha-a-Velha\, Portugal\, then part of the Western Roman Empire. His life coincided with the rise of Emperor Constantine I and the reunion and re-division of the Western and Eastern Roman Empires\, which is associated with the legitimization of Christianity and its later adoption as the official religion of the Roman state in 380.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/st-damasus-pope-confessor-w-iii-ferial-v-comm/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201212
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201213
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SUMMARY:In USA: Our Lady of Guadalupe–W (III) - Ferial–V (Comm.)
DESCRIPTION:The iconography of the Virgin is fully Catholic: Miguel Sanchez\, the author of the 1648 tract Imagen de la Virgen María\, described her as the Woman of the Apocalypse from the New Testament’s Revelation 12:1\, “clothed with the sun\, and the moon under her feet\, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars. She is described as a representation of the Immaculate Conception. Virgil Elizondo says the image also had layers of meaning for the indigenous people of Mexico\, which contributed to her popularity. Her blue-green mantle was the color reserved for the divine couple Ometecuhtli and Omecihuatl; her belt is interpreted as a sign of pregnancy; and a cross-shaped image\, symbolizing the cosmos and called nahui-ollin\, is inscribed beneath the image’s sash. She was called “mother of maguey\,” the source of the sacred beverage pulque. Pulque was also known as “the milk of the Virgin.” The rays of light surrounding her are seen to also represent maguey spines.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/in-usa-our-lady-of-guadalupe-w-iii-ferial-v-comm/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201213
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201214
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SUMMARY:Third Sunday of Advent–Rose (I) (Gaudete Sunday) - St. Lucy\, Virgin\, Martyr
DESCRIPTION:Gaudete means “Rejoice.” Anticipated joy over our Savior’s coming breaks through all our serious Advent preparation. Although it cannot be entirely repressed\, our joy is yet restrained for two reasons: 1. Like John the Baptist\, even the most fervent person feels a great unworthiness either to be a friend of Christ or to be His apostle. 2. Very often our joy is dulled by unnecessary anxiety. We let our peace of soul depend too much upon persons and events and circumstances\, and too little upon God’s infallible and tender care.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/third-sunday-of-advent-rose-i-gaudete-sunday-st-lucy-virgin-martyr/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201214
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201215
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SUMMARY:Ferial–V (III)
DESCRIPTION:ST. NICASIUS\, Archbishop\, and his Companions\, Martyrs. In the fifth century an army of barbarians from Germany ravaging part of Gaul\, plundered the city of Rheims. Nicasius\, the holy bishop\, had foretold this calamity to his flock. When he saw the enemy at the gates and in the streets\, forgetting himself\, and solicitous only for his spiritual children\, he went from door to door encouraging all to patience and constancy\, and awaking in every breast the most heroic sentiments of piety and religion. In endeavoring to save the lives of his flock he exposed himself to the swords of the infidels\, who\, after a thousand insults and indignities\, cut off his head. Florens\, his deacon\, and Jocond\, his lector\, were massacred by his side. His sister Eutropia\, a virtuous virgin\, fearing she might be reserved for a fate worse than death\, boldly cried out to the infidels that it was her unalterable resolution rather to sacrifice her life than her faith or her integrity and virtue. Upon which they despatched her with their cutlasses.\nReflection.—Bear patiently and sweetly bodily sufferings\, and prepare for the day of trial by the courageous endurance of the daily crosses incident to your state.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/ferial-v-iii-3/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201215
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201216
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SUMMARY:Ferial–V (III)
DESCRIPTION:ST. MESMIN was a native of Verdun [France]. The inhabitants of that place having proved disloyal to King Clovis\, an uncle of our Saint’s\, a priest named Euspice\, brought about a reconciliation between the monarch and his subjects. Clovis\, appreciating the virtues of Euspice\, persuaded him to take up his residence at court\, and the servant of God took St. Mesmin along with him. While journeying to Orleans with Clovis he noticed at about two leagues from the city\, beyond the Loire\, a solitary spot called Micy\, which he thought well suited for a retreat. Having asked for and obtained the place\, he with Mesmin and several disciples built there a monastery\, of which he took charge. At his death\, which happened about two years after\, our Saint was appointed abbot by Eusebius\, Bishop of Orleans. During a terrible famine he fed nearly the whole city of Orleans with wheat from his monastery\, without perceptibly reducing it; he also drove an enormous serpent out of the place in which he was afterwards buried. Having governed his monastery ten years\, he died as he had lived\, in the odor of sanctity\, on the 15th of December\, 520.\nReflection.—Few are called to serve God by great actions\, but all are bound to strive after perfection in the ordinary actions of their daily life.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/ferial-v-iii-4/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201216
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201217
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SUMMARY:(f/pa) Ember Wednesday–V (II) - St. Eusebius\, Bishop\, Martyr–R (Comm.)
DESCRIPTION:Bishop of Vercelli in Italy\, St. Eusebius was exiled to Egypt and Palestine by the Arians. The Church confers on him the title of Martyr because there he suffered numerous persecutions at the hands of these heretics. His letters hold an important place in Latin literature. He died in 371.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/f-pa-ember-wednesday-v-ii-st-eusebius-bishop-martyr-r-comm/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201217
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201218
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SUMMARY:Ferial–V (II)
DESCRIPTION:ST. OLYMPIAS\, Widow. ST. OLYMPIAS\, the glory of the widows in the Eastern Church\, was of a noble and wealthy family. Left an orphan at a tender age\, she was brought up by Theodosia\, sister of St. Amphilochius\, a virtuous and prudent woman. Olympias insensibly reflected the virtues of this estimable woman. She married quite young\, but her husband dying within twenty days of their wedding\, she modestly declined any further offer for her hand\, and resolved to consecrate her life to prayer and other good works\, and to devote her fortune to the poor. Nectarius\, Archbishop of Constantinople\, had a high esteem for the saintly widow\, and made her a deaconess of his church\, the duties of which were to prepare the altar linen and to attend to other matters of that sort. St. Chrysostom\, who succeeded Nectarius\, had no less respect than his predecessor for Olympias\, but refused to attend to the distribution of her alms. Our Saint was one of the last to leave St. Chrysostom when he went into banishment on the 20th of June\, 404. After his departure she suffered great persecution\, and crowned a virtuous life by a saintly death\, about the year 410.\nReflection.—“Lay not up to yourselves treasures on earth\, but in heaven\, where neither rust nor moth doth consume.”
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/ferial-v-ii/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201218
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201219
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SUMMARY:(f/a) Ember Friday–V (II)
DESCRIPTION:ST. GATIAN\, Bishop. ST. GATIAN came from Rome with St. Dionysius of Paris\, about the middle of the third century\, and preached the Faith principally at Tours in Gaul\, where he fixed his episcopal see. The Gauls in that part were extremely addicted to the worship of their idols. But no contradictions or sufferings were able to discourage or daunt this true apostle\, and by perseverance he gained several to Christ. He assembled his little flock in grots and caves\, and there celebrated the divine mysteries. He was obliged often to lie hid in lurking holes a long time in order to escape a cruel death\, with which the heathens frequently threatened him\, and which he was always ready to receive with joy if he had fallen into their hands. Having continued his labors with unwearied zeal amidst frequent sufferings and dangers for near the space of fifty years\, he died in peace\, and was honored with miracles.\nReflection.—God does not ask great sacrifices from all; but in His goodness He gives us all some things to renounce or to suffer for Him\, and it is by our loving submission to His will that we show ourselves to be Christians.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/f-a-ember-friday-v-ii-2/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201219
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201220
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SUMMARY:(f/pa) Ember Saturday–V (II)
DESCRIPTION:ST. NEMESION\, Martyr. In the persecution of Decius\, Nemesion\, an Egyptian\, was apprehended at Alexandria upon an indictment for theft. The servant of Christ easily cleared himself of that charge\, but was immediately accused of being a Christian\, and after being scourged and tormented more than the thieves\, was condemned to be burnt with the robbers and other malefactors. There stood at the same time near the prefect’s tribunal four soldiers and another person\, who\, being Christians\, boldly encouraged a confessor who was hanging on the rack. They were taken before the judge\, who condemned them to be beheaded\, but was astonished to see the joy with which they walked to the place of execution. Heron\, Ater\, and Isidore\, all Egyptians\, with Dioscorus\, a youth only fifteen years old\, were committed at Alexandria in the same persecution. After enduring the most cruel rending and disjointing of their limbs\, they were burnt alive\, with the exception of Dioscorus\, whom the judge discharged on account of the tenderness of his years.\nReflection.—Can we call to mind the fervor of the Saints in laboring and suffering cheerfully for God\, and not feel a holy ardor glow in our own breasts\, and our souls strongly affected with their heroic sentiments of virtue?
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/f-pa-ember-saturday-v-ii/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201220
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201221
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UID:1805-1608422400-1608508799@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:Fourth Sunday of Advent–V (I)
DESCRIPTION:There is urgency in the readings and prayers of today. We ask the Father to “drop” and to “rain” the Savior upon us\, the human race\, in order that we may “speedily” be delivered. “Come and tarry not!” is our cry. “Prepare the way of the Lord” for an immediate coming is the Gospel thought. And Mary we hail as the mediatrix of our pressing desire. Great indeed is our need for grace.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/fourth-sunday-of-advent-v-i/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201221
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201222
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UID:1806-1608508800-1608595199@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:St. Thomas\, Apostle–R (II) - Ferial–V (Comm.)
DESCRIPTION:Thomas was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ\, according to the New Testament. He is informally called doubting Thomas because he doubted Jesus’ resurrection when first told\, (in the Gospel of John)\, followed later by his confession of faith\, “My Lord and my God\,” on seeing Jesus’ wounded body.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/st-thomas-apostle-r-ii-ferial-v-comm/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201222
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201223
DTSTAMP:20260403T183902
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UID:1807-1608595200-1608681599@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:Ferial–V (II)
DESCRIPTION:ST. ISCHYRION\, Martyr. ISCHYRION was an inferior officer who attended on a magistrate of a certain city in Egypt. His master commanded him to offer sacrifice to the idols; and because he refused to commit that sacrilege\, reproached him with the most abusive and threatening speeches. By giving way to passion and superstition\, the officer at length worked himself up to such a degree of frenzy as to run a stake into the bowels of the meek servant of Christ\, who\, by his patient constancy\, attained to the glory of martyrdom.\nReflection.—It is not a man’s condition\, but virtue\, that can make him truly great or truly happy. How mean soever a person’s station or circumstances may be\, the road to both is open to him; and there is not a servant or slave who ought not to be enkindled with a laudable ambition of arriving at this greatness\, which will set him on the same level with the rich and the most powerful.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/ferial-v-ii-2/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201223
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201224
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SUMMARY:Ferial–V (II)
DESCRIPTION:ST. SERVULUS was a beggar\, and had been so afflicted with palsy from his infancy that he was never able to stand\, sit upright\, lift his hand to his mouth\, or turn himself from one side to another. His mother and brother carried him into the porch of St. Clement’s Church at Rome\, where he lived on the alms of those that passed by. He used to entreat devout persons to read the Holy Scriptures to him\, which he heard with such attention as to learn them by heart. His time he consecrated by assiduously singing hymns of praise and thanksgiving to God. After several years thus spent\, his distemper having seized his vitals\, he felt his end was drawing nigh. In his last moments he desired the poor and pilgrims\, who had often shared in his charity\, to sing sacred hymns and psalms for him. While he joined his voice with theirs\, he on a sudden cried out: “Silence! do you not hear the sweet melody and praise which resound in the heavens?” Soon after he spoke these words he expired\, and his soul was carried by angels into everlasting bliss\, about the year 590.\nReflection.—The whole behaviour of this poor sick beggar loudly condemns those who\, when blessed with good health and a plentiful fortune\, neither do good works nor suffer the least cross with tolerable patience.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/ferial-v-ii-3/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201224
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201225
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UID:1809-1608768000-1608854399@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:(f/a) Vigil of the Nativity–V (I)
DESCRIPTION:The vigils of Christmas\, the Epiphany\, and Pentecost are called vigiliae majores; they have a proper Office (semi-double)\, and the vigil of Christmas\, from Lauds on\, is kept as a double feast. The rest are vigiliae minorea\, or communes\, and have the ferial office. On the occasion of the reform of the Breviary\, in 1568\, a homily on the Gospel of the vigil was added\, an innovation not accepted by the Cistercians. If a vigil falls on a Sunday\, according to the present rubrics\, it is kept on the preceding Saturday; during the Middle Ages in many churches it was joined to the Sunday Office. If it occurs on a double or a semi-double feats\, it is limited to a commemoration in the Lauds and Mass (a feast of the first class excludes this commemoration)\, the ninth lesson in the Breviary\, and the last Gospel in Mass.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/f-a-vigil-of-the-nativity-v-i/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201225
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201226
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UID:1810-1608854400-1608940799@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:Holy Day of Obligation: THE NATIVITY OF OUR LORD–W (I) - St. Anastasia\, Martyr–(Comm. in second Mass)
DESCRIPTION:From all of us at Angelus Press\, we wish you a very merry\, Holy and Blessed Christmas!
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/holy-day-of-obligation-the-nativity-of-our-lord-w-i-st-anastasia-martyr-comm-in-second-mass/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201226
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201227
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UID:1811-1608940800-1609027199@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:St. Stephen\, Protomartyr–R (II) - Day Within the Octave of Christmas–W (Comm.)
DESCRIPTION:Traditionally venerated as the Protomartyr or first martyr of Christianity\, was according to the Acts of the Apostles a deacon in the early church at Jerusalem who aroused the enmity of members of various synagogues by his teachings. Accused of blasphemy\, at his trial he made a long speech denouncing the Jewish authorities who were sitting in judgment on him and was then stoned to death. His martyrdom was witnessed by Saul of Tarsus\, a Pharisee who would later himself become a follower of Jesus.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/st-stephen-protomartyr-r-ii-day-within-the-octave-of-christmas-w-comm/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201227
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201228
DTSTAMP:20260403T183902
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UID:1812-1609027200-1609113599@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:Sunday in the Octave of Christmas–W (II) - St. John\, Apostle–W (II)
DESCRIPTION:John was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. He was the son of Zebedee and Salome. His brother was James\, who was another of the Twelve Apostles. Christian tradition holds that he outlived the remaining apostles and that he was the only one not to die a martyr’s death. The Church Fathers consider him the same person as John the Evangelist\, John of Patmos\, and the Beloved Disciple.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/sunday-in-the-octave-of-christmas-w-ii-st-john-apostle-w-ii/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201228
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201229
DTSTAMP:20260403T183902
CREATED:20200130T170153Z
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UID:1813-1609113600-1609199999@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:The Holy Innocents\, Martyrs–R (II) - Day Within the Octave of Christmas–W (Comm.)
DESCRIPTION:Herod ordered the execution of all young male children in the vicinity of Bethlehem\, so as to avoid the loss of his throne to a newborn King of the Jews whose birth had been announced to him by the Magi. In typical Matthean style\, it is understood as the fulfillment of an Old Testament prophecy: “Then was fulfilled that which was spoken through Jeremiah the prophet\, saying\, ‘A voice is heard in Ramah\, mourning and great weeping\, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted\, because her children are no more.’”
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/the-holy-innocents-martyrs-r-ii-day-within-the-octave-of-christmas-w-comm/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201229
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201230
DTSTAMP:20260403T183902
CREATED:20200130T170153Z
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UID:1814-1609200000-1609286399@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:Day Within the Octave of Christmas–W (II) - St. Thomas of Canterbury\, Bishop\, Martyr–R (Comm.)
DESCRIPTION:Thomas was Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 until his murder in 1170. He engaged in conflict with Henry II of England over the rights and privileges of the Church and was murdered by followers of the king in Canterbury Cathedral. Soon after his death\, he was canonized by Pope Alexander III.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/day-within-the-octave-of-christmas-w-ii-st-thomas-of-canterbury-bishop-martyr-r-comm/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201230
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201231
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SUMMARY:Day Within the Octave of Christmas–W (II)
DESCRIPTION:ST. SABINUS\, Bishop\, and his Companions\, Martyrs. The cruel edicts of Diocletian and Maximin against the Christians being published in the year 303\, Sabinus\, Bishop of Assisium\, and several of his clergy\, were apprehended and kept in custody till Venustianus\, the Governor of Etruria and Umbria\, came thither. Upon his arrival in that city he caused the hands of Sabinus\, who had made a glorious confession of his Faith before him\, to be cut off; and his two deacons\, Marcellus and Exuperantius\, to be scourged\, beaten with clubs\, and torn with iron nails\, under which torments they both expired. Sabinus is said to have cured a blind boy\, and a weakness in the eyes of Venustianus himself\, who was thereupon converted\, and afterward beheaded for the Faith. Lucius\, his successor\, commanded Sabinus to be beaten to death with clubs at Spoleto. The martyr was buried a mile from that city\, but his relics have been since translated to Faënza.\nReflection.—How powerfully do the martyrs cry out to us by their example\, exhorting us to despise a false and wicked world!
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/day-within-the-octave-of-christmas-w-ii/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201231
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210101
DTSTAMP:20260403T183902
CREATED:20200130T170155Z
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UID:1816-1609372800-1609459199@marylandcatholicwomen.com
SUMMARY:Day Within the Octave of Christmas–W (II) - St. Sylvester I\, Pope–W (Comm.)
DESCRIPTION:During the pontificate of St. Sylvester\, from 314 to 335\, the long persecutions in Rome came to an end\, and the Church emerged from her hidden existence in the catacombs. The blood of the early martyrs\, the seed of Christianity\, blossomed into a rich harvest as the Faith spread throughout the Roman Empire. St. Sylvester\, the first Pope of Peace\, further strengthened the faith by convening the first ecumenical council of Nice and condemning the heresy which taught that Christ was inferior to the Father in the Blessed Trinity.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/day-within-the-octave-of-christmas-w-ii-st-sylvester-i-pope-w-comm/
CATEGORIES:Church Calendar
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SUMMARY:Maryland Catholic Women's Conference 2021
DESCRIPTION:Cost: $45 (lunch included); $30 for attendees ages 25 and under; Religious Sisters Free\nDoors open at 8am.\nMass will be celebrated by Bishop Adam Parker at 9am.\nSacrament of Reconciliation will be available before Mass and during lunchtime.\nAdoration will be available throughout the day. We will close our day with Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament together. \nEvent FAQsKeynote Speakers\nKatie Prejean McGrady is an award-winning author\, host of The Katie McGrady Show on Sirius XM\, and writer contributing to Blessed is She\, Catholic News Service\, and various diocesan publications around the world. Katie studied Theology at the University of Dallas and the Augustine Institute and lives in Lake Charles\, LA with her husband and daughters. \nSister Mary Madeline Todd\, O.P.\, S.T.D.\, a Dominican Sister of the Congregation of Saint Cecilia\, serves as Chair of the Philosophy Department at Mount de Sales Academy and Instructor in Theology at Aquinas College in Nashville. Sister earned her doctorate at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome and a Master of Arts in English from the University of Memphis. Her dissertation was on Christ\, The Liberator of Woman\, a study of the theology of Mulieris Dignitatem in light of current questions. Sister Mary Madeline writes on spiritual and moral theology\, including contributions to the books Promise and Challenge\, Beautiful Mercy\, and Pope Francis and the Event of Encounter. Her articles and reflections have been published in L’Osservatore Romano\, The Catechetical Review\, and the National Catholic Register. She has spoken on both theological and literary topics internationally\, including presenting for the Towards an Integral Feminine Theology Conference in Rome\, the Catholic Women’s Forum Symposium in Washington DC\, and the St. Clement Center for Ecumenical Dialogue in Kiev\, Ukraine. Sister currently serves on the Boards of Directors for the GIVEN Institute and St. Agnes Catholic School. Her retreat and parish mission ministry has been a graced opportunity to share the light of Christ’s merciful love from Australia to Alaska.
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/maryland-catholic-womens-conference-2021/
LOCATION:St. Joseph’s Church\, Fullerton\, 8420 Bel Air Road\, Nottingham\, MD\, 21236\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221001T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221001T163000
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SUMMARY:GIVEN Gathering
DESCRIPTION:More InfoMass is celebrated by Archbishop William Lori at 4:30pm
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/given-gathering/
LOCATION:St. Joseph’s Church\, Fullerton\, 8420 Bel Air Road\, Nottingham\, MD\, 21236\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231112
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SUMMARY:Maryland Catholic Women's Conference 2023
DESCRIPTION:View Conference Schedule PDFThe Maryland Catholic Women’s Conference will be held on Saturday\, November 11\, 2023\, at St. John The Evangelist in Severna Park.\nThis day-long conference is an opportunity for up to 600 women from around the state to come together and deepen their faith by engaging in opportunities for confession\, adoration\, and Mass\, as well as listen to dynamic Catholic speakers and enjoy fellowship.The conference is designed for women desiring to learn about their faith at any age or stage of life\, including young adults\, stay-at-home moms\, business professionals\, retirees\, religious\, mothers\, daughters\, aunties\, and grandmas. This year\, we are excited to offer talks in Spanish and limited childcare services to make the conference accessible to even more women. \nThe theme of this year’s conference is “Holy Women\, Holy Lives\,” which will focus on learning about the holy women we can look to for inspiration while examining how we can live holy lives as women in the modern world. \nRegister Now!CONEGUIR ENTRADAS!Maryland Catholic Woman of the Year\nFor the first time ever\, we will be presenting the Maryland Catholic Woman of the Year award to honor a faithful woman who is living out her calling of living a holy life. Do you know a woman like this? Nominate her by September 1st. To learn more and nominate\, click the button below. \nMaryland Catholic Woman of the Year AwardHotel\nThe MCWC has negotiated a group room rate of $179 per night if you would like to stay near St. John the Evangelist the night before the conference on November 10th.  The church is less than 9 miles from Annapolis\, MD.\n\nHampton Inn and Suites Annapolis\n124 Womack Dr\, Annapolis MD\, 21401\nThe group code is MCW for a rate of $179\nThe room must be booked by October 10th\nParkingParking is Free. Carpooling is highly encouraged.Directions\n\nSt. John the Evangelist in Severna Park\n689 Ritchie Hwy\nSeverna Park\, MD 21146 \n\n\nClick here for directions to St. John the Evangelist in Severna Park\, MD
URL:https://marylandcatholicwomen.com/event/maryland-catholic-womens-conference-2023/
LOCATION:St. John the Evangelist\, 689 Ritchie Highway\, Severna Park\, MD\, 21146\, United States
CATEGORIES:Conference
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